2010 Korea Technology Grand Prix & Top 10 Tech

Thirty-four technologies and products presented awards

Samsung Electronics’ smartphone, Galaxy S, became the winner of the coveted presidential award at the 2010 Korea Technology Grand Prix. The government announced its list of the top 10 new technology picks, including the nano full LED-BLU technology, environmentally-friendly Eco-Mg alloy and a front-wheel drive, six-speed automatic transmission. Approximately 500 people attended the awards ceremony at the Grand InterContinental Hotel on Dec. 9, organized by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE) and the Korea Institute for the Advancement of Technology (KIAT).
Lee Chang-han, director general for technology policy at the MKE, said the winners of the 2010 Korea Technology Grand Prix were 34 technologies and products, including the top 10 technology picks, that had been commercialized or released during 2009 with far-reaching effects on domestic industries. The top 10 technology picks ―the so-called world’s first and world’s top-class technologies and products ― have been considered the breadwinners that drive the nation’s industries. In his speech during the ceremony, MKE First Vice Minister Ahn Yeon-ho said, “The 2010 top 10 technology and product picks are forecast to yield 9.9 trillion won in sales during next year.”
Among the top 10 technologies and products selected are some combinations of world’s-first technologies and world’s top-rated green technologies.
Samsung Electronics sold 8 million units of its presidential award winner, the Galaxy S, worldwide in the first six months since its debut in Korea and abroad. The Galaxy S, presenting itself as a rival to Apple’s iPhone, employs the Super AMOLED to realize the world’s top-rated high-definition screen with the world’s first built-in touch panel. The smartphone, also one of the 2010 top technology picks, is recognized as the optimum multimedia and multi-tasking computing environment with the world’s lowest power 1GHz CPU.














Hyundai Motor Co won the Prime Minister’s Award for developing the front-wheel drive six-speed automatic transmission, contributing to minimizing the size and weight of cars to the world’s top standards. The transmission is rated to be excellent in vehicle power performance, mileage improvement and optimum speed shift. The automaker applied for 293 patents related to the transmission in Korea and abroad.
Samsung Electronics was also presented with the Prime Minister’s Award for developing 30nm 2Gb DDR3 SDRAM, a green memory chip for reducing power consumption by 65 percent compared to existing products. The chip is a DRAM with the world’s highest performance with a high speed of 2.1 Gbps and the smallest size, thus maximizing unit price competitiveness.
Samsung Electro-Mechanics won the Minister of Knowledge Economy Award for developing handset multi-layer printed circuit board epoxy film for the first time in the world. The company was praised for creating a new material of high peel strength and building infrastructure for developing materials with proprietary rights related to optimizing printed circuit boards.
The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) was presented with the Minister of Knowledge Economy Award for developing a digitalized nuclear reactor safety system and verification technology. KAERI was praised for localizing the Man-Machine Interface System (MMIS), one of the three key technologies for the third-generation nuclear reactor that had previously been out of its development capability. The MMIS and verification technology have been employed in the construction of Shin Uljin Nuclear Power Units 1 & 2. nw

Galaxy -S

The winners of the 2010 Korea Technology Grand Prix.